Improved cultivator



H. D. GANSE.

Wheel-Cultivator.

l No.15,606. VPamented Aug. 26, 1856.

UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERVEY D. GANSE, OF FREHOLD, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVED CULTIVATOR.`

Specification forming,` part of Letters Patent No. 15,606, dated August 26, 1856.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERVEY D. GANSE, of the town of Freehold, in the county of Monmouth and State of NewJcrsey, ha\ e invented a new and useful method of combining.

plows or mold-boards, of whatever form.,for cultivating corn, cotton, potatoes, and other field crops upon both sides ot' the row at once; and I do hereby declare that the following,` is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part ot this specification, in which- Figure I is a top View, and Fig. Il a longitudinal section. These drawings are in the proportion of an inch to a. foot. y Fig. III is a perspective view,

Ais the axle, and B is the tonguemf a truck running' upon the wheels C C. The cross bar D is framed to the tongue and axle. The arms E E, the inner extremities of which reach to the dotted lines, Fig.1,slide under the axle A through the bands ffff, in which they are secured by wedges. The bars Gr G are mova- 4 ble, being held to the crossbar and the arms by bolts.

H H H H are four iron brackets. of which the two inner ones are held to the cross-barD and the shorter cross-bar I by the bolts k la and the pins l l. The two outer ones are riveted to the movable bars G G.

M M M M are four beams bearing plows or mold-boards, which are drawn by the brackets described, to which they areattached by hooks or clevises, of which two are seen iu Fig. II marked wlw, andall four are seen in Fig. III similarly marked. The two inner beams are united lirmly bythe bent iron brace n, and the outer ones by the brace c. The iron lever p, ot' `which the t'nlcrum is at q, lit'ts by means ofthe roller r thewooden lever s,of`which the fulcrum is at t, and with it the braces, with their beams |and plows. The roller then tits into the socket w, Fig'. ll, and the 'levels stand until released by the hand. The drivers seat W is arranged behind the axle, in order' that `his weight may relieve the pressure npon tne necks ofthe horses and his feet may guide the inner pair ot' plows. It may be `shifted back or forward. l'he outer pan ot' beams, with all their attachments, may be removed lby removing' the outer bars,G G, above deseribl d. The track ofthe wheels may then be narrowed by the sliding arms described.

The beams can be adjusted to any requisite distance trom each other, and by exchanging them from side to side the fnrrows can be thrown either to or from the row. The depth to be lplowed can be regulated by the holes in the brackets.

l claim- So constructingand arrangingmycultivator by means of the clevises zr, the beams M, and

brace n, substantially as described, that, in'

combination with the seat W, the plows may be guided bythe feet of the driver,.in the manner and for the purpose set torth.

Freehold, Aug. 4, 1856.

HER-VFY D. GANSE. 

